Go Ds

I'm never quite sure what to make of intraclub stuff. Sure , unexpected fumbles are bad and goals from the boundary line are good. But sometimes a player looks bad because an intraclub opponent did something brilliant or conversely an opponent didn't chase hard enough or apply enough pressure making a Casey player look like either Gary Ablett. I'm looking forward to this season and to see how Latrelle, Culley and others who have been talked up actually go. But same as there's food p*rn this possibly is practice match p*rn.

Can you provide actual posts where posters said these players would be even close to great? Maybe some have said similar about Langford (and possibly Tracc and Clarry and all the way back to maybe Watts and Scully). But i think you're totally exaggerating what posters have said.

It wouldn't surprise me if he establishes himself as a useful part of our best 22. But are we overhyping him? Hopefully he'll just be getting on with business regardless. And hopefully even if he does have a few quiet games fans don't feel let down based on their (not the club's) (over-) expectations.

They're all watermelons? 😂

Don't forget that every player, and staff member, is an individual. For all we know there were too many personality clashes and too many unforgivable incidents that meant Tracc and Clarry would never slot in ever again at the Dees. That also means that potentially that all three of Melbourne, Petracca and Oliver - ALL now unburdened - have great seasons ..... that NONE would have had even if Goody stayed or King turns out to be the best coach ever.

Google agrees with you re 20m runs. Obviously someone who just about spends a whole game within 65m of their goal will need different speed vs stamina results than someone like Langdon. But happy to believe King swearing gleefully as Ghosty said is a promising sign. BTW does anyone remember Billy Hartung? He holds the beep test record. But even then he was drafted #24 and lasted about 6 years in the AFL. Obviously the beep test is just one indicator of ability.

Yes, but this kind of free speech I approve of. Just the same if people still want to engage with the funny videos or music suggestions threads it's not for you or me to decide they can't.

And can anyone (you included, Ghosty) remind me what a beep test is. It's still similar to running 100 x 100m's , but adjusted times to run each and to recover? So what is it now? Run each in 11.5secs and then recover 10 secs (those are completely made up guesses). What exactly?

OR ... maybe her beep test was how many F bombs she could drop during the session. Maybe she gave Gordon Ramsey and Brian Blessed a run for their money.

Unless it happens mid-game or a now misshapen finger ruins a player's marking or disposal skill i can't help but feel the report on Gawn's finger is fearmongering.

How did Ghosty go on the beep test? Did her darts slow her down?

I know what you mean. 😂 But I'm trying to become better at delaying gratification. The silly thing is a few months into each season, with so many games and hours of footy coverage per week, the aura has faded on plenty of footy stuff IMO. Players would burnout and not develop if preseasons were only 3 months and round 1 was next week. Doesn't your sister have friends you can dance with? 🤣

And they got traded! 🤣